A Zimbabwean preacher, Apostle Talent Farai Chiwenga, has sparked debate online after sharing a video in which he warned that people attending a funeral linked to businessman Wicknell Chivayo could themselves face death.
Chiwenga published the video on Friday, October 2, presenting it as an urgent spiritual warning that he believed needed to be delivered before events allegedly foreseen in his vision unfolded.
According to the apostle, he experienced what he described as a disturbing revelation in which mourners attending a funeral would die either at the gathering or while travelling home.
“I see a funeral at a funeral. I see bodies of people who are going to attend a funeral or people coming from a funeral, and they die,” Chiwenga said.
The preacher invoked biblical references to explain his warning, drawing a comparison between the situation he described in Zimbabwe and the biblical account involving King Herod and Judea.
“This is what happens when God is not happy. Taking the lives of ordinary citizens attracts the fury of God. The reason why Herod was punished is that there were God’s children in Judea, and there are God’s children in Zimbabwe. It will not be business as usual — mark my words,” he said.
Despite the gravity of the prediction, Chiwenga did not explicitly tell people to boycott the funeral. Instead, he described his message as a warning and left it to individuals to decide whether they would attend.
“Everyone who wants to attend the funeral, please do so — today, October 2 is a warning that we are going to end up with funerals at a funeral,” he added.
The video subsequently generated reactions across social media, with some users expressing scepticism about the prophecy and questioning the basis for the warning.
Chiwenga’s remarks come amid heightened public attention surrounding Chivayo and a funeral that has attracted significant interest, although the apostle’s prediction remains a religious claim rather than an independently verified forecast.
The video has nevertheless added another layer to the public discussion, as social media users continue to debate the meaning and credibility of the preacher’s warning.
